Ken Heffner, Director of Student Activities at Calvin, said tickets are selling briskly, and he has the numbers to back up that statement. More than 4,000 tickets have sold since going on sale Sept. 7.

"It will be a sold-out show," he said.

Only seats in the upper bowl of the venue remain. They're $28, available online, in person at the Calvin box office at Covenant Fine Arts Center or by calling 526-6282.

fun. will be the first act to perform at Van Nord, which has a capacity of 5,000 and has reserved seating.

It's a significant step up in venue size for the alt-rock band behind smash hit singles "We are Young" and "Some Nights." The group's previous Grand Rapids performance was in April at The Intersection for a capacity crowd of 1,000 (The Intersection has since raised its capacity in the main room to 1,500).